B737 flight crew lands short on displaced runway threshold at mynn.

Attributes
ACN	574513
Time
Date	200302
Day	Sun
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	airport : mynn.airport
State Reference	FO
Altitude	agl single value : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	Windshear Rain Turbulence
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : ord.tower
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	B737-300
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 121
Flight Phase	landing : roll
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : atp pilot : flight engineer
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 250 flight time total : 17000 flight time type : 4500
ASRS Report	574513
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Events
Anomaly	inflight encounter : turbulence inflight encounter : weather inflight encounter other non adherence : far non adherence : published procedure other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa other flight crewb
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Airport Flight Crew Human Performance
Primary Problem	Airport
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

Cleared to land to northwest, threshold displaced 3000 ft, bad WX and rain. Improper runway markings. Couldn't see threshold. Ten other aircraft landed short. Callback conversation with reporter revealed the following information: reporter indicated that while holding short for takeoff he observed several aircraft land short of the displaced threshold. Additionally, he added that while making his approach in rain and reduced visibility, the displaced threshold was not marked with lines or lighting and was extremely difficult to see. The tower did not consistently indicate to approaching aircraft, that the threshold is displaced. The threshold was notamed displaced.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: B737 FLC LANDS SHORT ON DISPLACED RWY THRESHOLD AT MYNN.

Narrative: CLRED TO LAND TO NW, THRESHOLD DISPLACED 3000 FT, BAD WX AND RAIN. IMPROPER RWY MARKINGS. COULDN'T SEE THRESHOLD. TEN OTHER ACFT LANDED SHORT. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: RPTR INDICATED THAT WHILE HOLDING SHORT FOR TKOF HE OBSERVED SEVERAL ACFT LAND SHORT OF THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD. ADDITIONALLY, HE ADDED THAT WHILE MAKING HIS APCH IN RAIN AND REDUCED VISIBILITY, THE DISPLACED THRESHOLD WAS NOT MARKED WITH LINES OR LIGHTING AND WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO SEE. THE TWR DID NOT CONSISTENTLY INDICATE TO APCHING ACFT, THAT THE THRESHOLD IS DISPLACED. THE THRESHOLD WAS NOTAMED DISPLACED.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.